Item 53 Passed 11-0
Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the Corridor Program project - East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard / Farm to Market Road (FM) 969 for the public use of street right-of-way and construction, wastewater betterments construction, shared-use path route, and landscaping within the project area to address congestion and enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists , requiring the acquisition of approximately 0.0829 acres (3,611 square feet) of street right-of-way, 0.0184 acres (802 square feet) of access easement, 0.0463 acres (2,018 square feet) of wastewater easement, and 0.0352 acres (1,533 square feet) of temporary construction easement, being out of and a portion of the James Burleson Survey, No. 19, Abstract No. 4, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, being out of that tract described as 8.913 acres conveyed to Andrew S. Roddick Foundation, Inc. by Special Warranty Deed recorded in Document No. 2015014222, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $117,092 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals or a Special Commissioner’s award. The owner of the needed property is Andrew S. Roddick Foundation, Inc., a Florida non-profit corporation. The property is located at 8509 FM 969, Austin, Texas 78724. The general route of the project is along FM 969 between United States Route 183 and Decker Lane.
The roll call
Approved 11-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Mackenzie Kelly D6 Yes
- Leslie Pool D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Alison Alter D10 Yes